Habemos (en. We have)

/a'βemos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates the existence or presence of something in the first person plural.

There are three people in the room.

Habemos tres personas en la sala.

Used in subjunctive constructions to express a wish or condition.

If we have finished, we can leave.

Si habemos terminado, podemos salir.

Used in formal or literary contexts.

We have longed for this meeting for a long time.

Habemos anhelado este encuentro desde hace tiempo.

From the Latin 'habere', which means to have or to possess.

we have winners

Indicates that there is a group of people who have won.

habemos ganadores

we have arrived

Means that we have arrived at a place.

habemos llegado

we have decided

Indicates that a group has made a decision.

habemos decidido

to have

Auxiliary verb used to form compound tenses.

haber

to exist

Indicates the presence of something.

existir

to be

Verb that denotes a position or state.

estar

Not found in everyday use but can be used in a humorous context.

At a party, someone might say: 'We have a party until dawn!'

En una fiesta, alguien podría decir: '¡Habemos fiesta hasta la madrugada!'